ARTICLE VI FORUM. Forging a New Consensus for the NPT. March 29-30, 2007 The Vienna International Center Vienna, Austria

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1 ARTICLE VI FORUM Forging a New Consensus for the NPT March 29-30, 2007 The Vienna International Center Vienna, Austria

2 Article VI Forum: Forging a New Consensus for the NPT 2 PROGRAM Forging a New Consensus for the NPT Convened with the support of the Government of Austria and the International Atomic Energy Agency THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2007 The Vienna International Center, Vienna Room CO7IV 9 9:20 am Welcome: Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., Chair, Forging a New Consensus for the NPT: Establishing a Like-Minded Agenda 9:20 9:30 am Welcome: H.E. Dr. Hans Winkler, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria (invited) 9:30 10:30 am Keynote address: Hon. Jayantha Dhanapala, former UN Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs 10:30 11 am Coffee break 11 am 12:30 pm Panel TOPIC: Fuel Cycle and Proliferation Challenges to the NPT Regime Chair: Amb. Dorothea Auer, Director of the Department for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation, Austrian Ministry for International and European Affairs PRESENTERS: Amb. Y.J. Choi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Dr. M.V. Ramana, International Panel on Fissile Materials DR. Tariq Rauf, Head of the Verification and Security Policy Coordination, International Atomic Energy Agency 12:30 2:15 pm Lunch

3 Article VI Forum: Forging a New Consensus for the NPT 3 Keynote speaker: The Rt. Hon. Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Introduction: Amb. Johannes Landman, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament 2:15 3:45 pm Panel TOPIC: The Viability and Significance of the CTBT and FMCT 3:45 4:15 pm Coffee break Chair: Mr. Werner Bauwens, Director of the Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and Arms Control Division, Federal Office for Foreign Affairs, Belgium PRESENTERS: Hon. Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the CTBTO Dr. Arend J. Meerburg, International Panel on Fissile Materials 4:15 5:30 pm Panel TOPIC: Steps Toward Implementation of the 1995 Middle East Resolution Chair: Mr. Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute PRESENTERS: Ms. Merav Datan, Political Advisor, Mediterranean & Middle East, Greenpeace Dr. Emily Landau, Director of Arms Control and Regional Security Project, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv Amb. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs 5:30 pm 6 pm Adjournment Buses depart the VIC for Hotel Sofitel am Heumarkt 6:30 pm 8:30 pm RECEPTION: Hotel Sofitel am Heumarkt, hosted by the Japanese Mission Buses depart the Hotel Sofitel for Hotel Mercure ********

4 Article VI Forum: Forging a New Consensus for the NPT 4 FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2007 The Vienna International Center, Vienna Room CO7IV 9 10:30 am Panel TOPIC: Towards Security Without Nuclear Weapons: WMD Commission Recommendations 10:30-11 am Coffee break Chair: Hon. Jayantha Dhanapala, former UN Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs PRESENTERS: Dr. Hans Blix, Chairman, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission Dr. John Burroughs, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy 11am 12:30 pm Panel TOPIC: Steps Non-Nuclear Weapon States Can Take in the Short Term Chair: Mr. Alyn Ware, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament PRESENTERS: DR. Hans Kristensen, Federation of American Scientists Amb. Miguel Marin-Bosch, former Deputy Foreign Minister, Mexico Ms. Caroline McDonald, Director, International Security and Disarmament Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch 2 3:30 pm Panel TOPIC: Strategy and Procedure in the NPT Preparatory Committee Chair: Mr. Aaron Tovish, Mayors for Peace PRESENTERS: Amb. Bernhard Brasack, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

5 Article VI Forum: Forging a New Consensus for the NPT 5 Mr. Adrian McDaid, Director, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland Dr. Rebecca Johnson, Founding Director and Editor, Acronym Institute 3:30 pm Concluding Plenary TOPIC: Towards the First NPT PrepCom Chair: Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. 4 pm Adjournment 4:15 5 pm Tour of the CTBTO (optional) ENDS